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Nana's Christmas Stollen Recipe | |
Dessert | |
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Ingredients:
1-1/2 cups milk1/2 cup white sugar 3/4 cup butter 1/2 teaspoon salt 2 eggs 2 egg yolks 5-2/3 cups all-purpose flour 1 ounce active dry yeast 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom 1/2 cup raisins 1/2 cup candied citrus peel 1/2 cup candied cherries
Directions:
Makes 3 loaves (36 servings). 1 Scald milk. Add sugar, butter, and salt, and cool to lukewarm. Add 2 whole eggs, and 2 yolks. Mix. 2 Add to 3 cups flour and yeast in food processor. Process and let rise until double. 3 Add cardamom, raisins, citron, and cherries, and rest of flour. Process and put on floured board and knead. Let rise in greased bowl. 4 When risen, cut into 3-4 pieces. Roll each into an oval, butter, and fold in half lengthwise. Put on greased baking sheet, cover, and let rise until double. 5 Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 25 minutes. 6 Remove to rack. When cool, frost with white butter frosting and decorate with candied cherry halves and sprinkle with colored sugar. | |